Adding peace of mind.

 My choice of boot drivesIn the past, when I downloaded and installed software updates, new software, or Windows updates, problems have occasionally occurred. I also like to experiment with...

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Hamvention 2026 Thursday — Setup Day and Much More

Hamvention® 2026 in Xenia, Ohio, officially begins on Friday morning, May 15. But several hundred hams arrived early to take part in pre-Hamvention activities. ARRL The National Association for Amateur...

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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2533 for Friday, May 15th, 2026

– PROJECT PURSUES MYSTERIES OF SPORADIC E-SKIP – UK HAMS PLAN TRIBUTE TO BBC TRANSMITTERS MARKED FOR SHUTDOWN – AUSTRALIAN RADIOCOMMUNICATION LICENSES GET NEW WEBSITE – NEW ZEALAND CYCLONE...

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Elecraft Introduces the New AX4 Portable Antenna & BL3 Balun

Elecraft has just introduced two new products that will likely attract the attention of many POTA activators and portable operators: the AX4 portable vertical antenna and its companion BL3...

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A snowbrush is essential POTA gear

As always, there are lots of links within the article. Click one! Click them all! Learn all the things! by Vince (VE6LK) Over the years, I’ve learned to carry...

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Get On the Ham Satellites!

ARRL Education Specialist Wayne Greene, KB4DSF, visits the podcast to discuss his May/June 2026 On the Air article “Equipment for Making Contacts Through an Amateur Radio Satellite” as well as the...

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Persistance is Futile (Sometimes)

Yesterday was the perfect day to be out operating in a park, so I headed over to Valley Forge National Historical Park (US-0761, KFF-0761). I wanted to keep things...

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Get On the Ham Satellites!

ARRL Education Specialist Wayne Greene, KB4DSF, visits the podcast to discuss his May/June 2026 On the Air article “Equipment for Making...

Ham College 139

Ham College episode 139 is now available for download. Technician Exam Questions Part 26 of 26 T0A – Power...